2595 new COVID-19cases reported in Assam today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,55,453, including 1,23,684 recovered cases, 31,218 active cases and 548 deaths till date.
Coronavirus India News highlights: Today is the 180th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 53,08,014 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 85,619 deaths. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 79.3 percent. 'Unlock 4.0' is underway. Globally, there have been over 3.05 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 9.49 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:
2595 new COVID-19cases reported in Assam today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,55,453, including 1,23,684 recovered cases, 31,218 active cases and 548 deaths till date.
Expressing concern over COVID-19 fatality rates in some states being higher than the national average, the cabinet secretary on Saturday urged 12 states and UTs to analyse mortalities district and hospital-wise to identify critical areas of intervention.
At a high-level review meet, he also exhorted them to ensure optimal utilisation of RT-PCR testing capacity, while underlining the need for ensuring that no symptomatic negative case tested in rapid antigen examination is missed, and all such cases mandatorily undergo RT-PCR test, the Union Health Ministry said.
The total number of COVID-19cases in Delhi rises to 2,42,899 with 4,071 new cases and 38 deaths reported today. The numbers of active and recovered cases are 32,064 and 2,05,890 respectively. The death toll is at 4,945.
Mumbai reports 2,211 fresh COVID-19 cases and 50 deaths. The total number of recoveries in the city today crossed 5,000 in a day and the recovery rate in Mumbai district now stands at 78.4 percent.
India’s first CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) COVID-19test, developed by the Tata Group and CSIR-IGIB, approved for use in India.
5,569 new COVID-19cases, 5,556 discharges and 66 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases now at 5,36,477 including 46,453 active cases, 4,81,273 discharges and 8,751 deaths.
2,078 new COVID-19cases detected in Uttarakhand today. Total positive cases in the State are now 40,085 including 12,465 active cases, 26973 recovered cases and 478 deaths.
Andhra Pradesh reports 8,218 new COVID-19 cases today. The total number of cases now at 6,17,776 including 5,30,711 recoveries, 81,763 active cases, and 5,302 deaths.
1,492 new COVID-19cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 831 from Jammu division and 661 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 62,533 including 21,281 active cases, 40,265 recoveries and 987 deaths.
Coronavirus case tally in Mumbai's Dharavi area rose to3,018 with 25 fresh cases.
A partial lockdown aimed at stemming a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases is set to begin in some of Madrid's districts next week, but resident's of one of the worst-hit neighbourhood's said on Saturday they doubted the new measures would work.
Vallecas, a southern district with a lower average income and higher immigrant population, has one of the highest infection rates in the Spanish capital - almost six times higher than in Chamberi, a wealthier, northern district.
"These restrictions are completely useless because we have to travel from one area which has a lot of cases to another which has less and we are going to spread it," said Feli, 48, a civil servant who lives in Vallecas.
Under the restrictions, announced by Madrid's regional government on Friday, movement between and within six districts that are home to about 850,000 people will be restricted from Monday, but people will still be able to go to work.
London lockdown likely amid second wave fears
Another lockdown in London looks increasingly likely amid fears that the UK is heading towards a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
After a meeting with local council leaders and government officials, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Friday that there was concern that the infection was spreading across the UK capital at an accelerating speed, which would make tougher measures necessary.
